Only Kidding! by Jim Geoghan takes the audience through the business of “show business” where a booking on the “The Buddy King Show” (think Johnny Carson) is the ultimate achievement.  The play follows five characters over a three-year period.  Jackie Dwayne is a fading comic whose claim to fame is 31 appearances on Ed Sullivan – but he still yearns to be booked on Buddy King.  Sadly though, his selection of Polish & mother-in-law jokes are faded at best.  In the first scene, Jackie’s agent sends another of his clients (Sheldon) to Jackie’s Catskills home in hopes of rescuing the outdated act.  In scene two, Tom & Jerry, a younger, hipper team of improvisational comics seem to come apart after a good evening performance.  Jerry, with his bent toward booze & drugs, is the hothead of the pair who jumps at the chance for an appearance on Buddy King when offered the gig by Sal, the mob-connected proprietor of the club.  Tom, however, backs away.  The destinies of all five characters come together in scene three when they are arrive in the green room of Buddy King’s show three years later.

PERFORMANCE DATES: October 6-29, 1994

CAST: Jackie Dwayne – Jim Johnson, Sheldon Kelinski – Kyle Hager, Tom Kelly – Jared Adams, Jerry Goldstein – Jason keezer, Sal D’Angelo – Joe Walker

CREW: Director – Don Steele, Stage Manager – Connie Penick, Light Board Operator/Sound Board Operator – Chris Pyle, Costume Design – Dee Miller, Set Design – Jared Adams, Jason Keezer, Joe Walker, Josh Bemiss, Mike Paget

MENU: Tossed salad, baked chicken breast marinara, pasta primavera alfredo, Italian bread and herb butter, tapioca.  Catering provided by Brona Love, Milly White, Lori Reetz, Darleen Smith, Pete Bethke, Monica Mills, Barry metcalf, Linda Owens, Pam Neely, Marilyn Black, Dynette Brummit, Joanne Welchel, Staci Kuhlman, members of the Company.

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